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Libyan pro-government forces hold a position as they fight to clear the Islamic State group from its main Libyan stronghold of Sirte on August 13, 2016. AFP
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Iraqis, Syrians between ISIS and the Scourge of Emigration
At the beginning of June 2015, his one-year tour of duty with ISIS drawing to a close, Wakaz reappraised his life. Since completing his training at the ISIS compound near Mosul the previous summer, he had spent some six months back in his hometown, Dawr — his main...Caption:
A Yemeni boy stands in front of a damaged house in the village of Bani Matar, 70 kilometers (43 miles) West of Sanaa, on April 4, 2015, a day after it was reportedly hit by an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition against Shiite Huthi rebel positions. A Saudi-led coalition pounded rebels in southern Yemen and dropped more arms to loyalist fighters as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss calls for “humanitarian pauses” in the air war. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)
British Ambassador to Yemen Blames Houthis for Spread of Violence
Riyadh – British Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Brown said that Houthi rebels have failed to commit to Security Council resolutions and used force to achieve their goals. During an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Monday, Brown expressed his country’s concern...Caption:
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs cabinet session/ SPA
After Boycotting Sana’a Bank, a Move to Establish Similar Central Bank
Jeddah, Aden- A Yemeni financial official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that the Yemeni government plans to form a central bank parallel to the one in the capital, at a time when three liberated Yemeni provinces had already started boycotting the Central Bank in...Caption:
President of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region speaks in Erbil on January 11, 2015 (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)